Combination sock and anklet



April 25, 19 33. R DAVls 1,906,137

COMBINATION SOGK AND ANKLET Filed Aug. 9, 1932 INVENTOR Z wnmz sss 4gafie'rfljm/zs {he /ZM/u; M W ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 25, 1933 A1,906,137

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i ROBERT E. DAVIS, 01 FORT PAY'lfIE, ALABAMAcomma-non socx am) ANKLET Application fled August a, 1932. Serial No.628,100.

This invention relates to wearing apparel cuff 4 is provided with anornament 7 which and particularly to an improved combinais knit into thegoods in a known manner, tion sock and anklet, the object being toproand preferably provided on both sides so vide a construction whichmay be wornby that the cuff 4 will have the same appearany one but whichis designed to be used by ance on both sides. In addition an orna- 55children, the structure permitting an adjustmental structure 8 is kniton the interior ment which is particularly pleasing to chillayer 4', butwhich is naturally hidden when dren. the cuff is being used. However,when the Another object' of the invention is to procuflt' A is turned topresent an anklet, as shown 10 vide an improved construction wherein thein Figure 3, the ornamental structure 8 will parts may be adjusted topresent a sock havbe arranged exteriorly and will give a pleasing a cuffwhich will not slide down or ing appearance. This ornamental structurewrinkle. Y may be the same interiorly as exteriorly, or

Another object of the invention is to prodifferent, as preferred. Itwill be undervide an improved article of footwear in the stood, ofcourse, that a wide number of denature of a sock which may be used as asigns can be used exteriorly or interiorly as sock having a cuff or maybe adjusted to predesired without departing from the spirit of sent asock structure having an anklet either the invention, but usually anornament is with or without ornamental members on the provided on eachstructure so as to present cuff and on the anklet. a pleasing andfinished appearance both to In the accompanying drawing\ the cuff whenused as such, and to the anklet Figure 1 is a side view of t e combinedwhen used as such. sock and anklet disclosing an embodiment of When ineither position the action of the the invention; ribbed portionextending from the line of Figure 2 is a vertical sectional viewstitching 6 to the top of the garment is such through the upper part ofthe structure that it will snugly fit the leg of the wearer shown inFigure 1; and not slide down, as is customary when Fi re 3 is a viewsimilar to Figure 1 but half-length stockings are worn. Also, thereshowing the parts adjusted to present a sock is no seam or ragged edgeever presented to with an anklet; view. 80

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view What is claimed isthrough theupper part of the structure A combined sock and anklet comprising ashown in Figure 3. foot merging into an ankle section, said Referring tothe accompanying drawing ankle section being folded upon itself, the

by numerals, 1 indicates the foot of a soc folded portion extendinginteriorly and 85 which merges into a very short ankle extendownwardlytoward the foot to present a sion 2, and this ankle extension 2 mergescuff having a finished surface interiorly and into a top structure 3which may be adjusted exteriorly, a line of stitching for holding the topresent a cufi 4, as illustrated in Figures folded portion in itspermanent position, or-

1 and 2, or maybe adjusted to present an namental members arrangedexteriorly of anklet 5, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. said cuff, andornamental members arranged The portion 2 is very short and in knittinginteriorly of the cuff on the folded part in the cufi 4 it is knitteddouble length and the space between the top of the on and a then turnedin and stitched in place by the central line, whereby when the cuff isexline of stitching 6. The cuff 4 is of the ribbed tended the outsideornamental member will type and, consequently, will hug rather close beseen and when the cuff is folded along the the upper ankle of the personwearing the central line to present an anklet the inside sock so that itwill not crumple or slide down ornamental member will be seen arrangedas half length socks or stockings will. substantially centrally of thecuff.

In order to be pleasing to children the ROBERT E. DAVIS.

